Putting it Altogether

I have had my head buried in my computer for the last few days trying to get caught up on a workload that backed up when my laptop fizzled and smoked. I lost all access to my editing programs. Ugh technology. Happily I am all up and running again, and have been slowly catching up. The delay caused a nice surprise, it had been a long time since I had my eyes fixed on a project, and then was forced away from it from some reason. So when I got everything going again, I was taking a second look at the pictures with a fresh set of eyes, I found I was picking all kinds of new selects, and dropping them into the "favorites folder." I felt like I had brand new eyes. Here are just two of the pics from the Ash & Chrissy wedding that made it into the favorites on the second pass, and they are two of my favorites over all. A nice reminder to look away and get a fresh perspective.

I keep meaning to get something regular going on here with our backyard farming exploits. It's getting serious around here, I have a super red sunburned neck, my jeans are always rolled up, and my fingernails are filled with dirt. Every morning, and as the sun tracks down it is designated garden time around here. I finally have it worked into our schedule and it feels good. The kids are into it, and LB is getting pretty decent at watering :)

We got to enjoy eating our efforts the other night, as the lettuce was the first thing we planted to be ready for devouring. Cole's family has a serious salad tradition, and so we have planted all the ingredients to make it fresh this season. It's super simple: lettuce, parsley, mint, cucumber, green onion, tomato, and for dressing a little olive oil, and some fresh squeezed lemon (salt and pepper to taste)

Yum



One of the last things we made room for in the garden was cantaloupe, and they pushed through this week and are ready to spread out. They already smell like cantaloupe. Who knew. I must have looked crazy laying on the ground, sniffing at the sprouts, shouting out: "They smell like cantaloupes!!"



The Littlest Buddy had a long streak of camera shyness and only just recently has started to request that I take his picture again. This morning, before school he started doing the camera sign, and then got super shy when I fired off a burst. He was really excited when he saw himself on the computer. I am hoping he is on his way back to his usual hijinks and showmanship :) I miss taking his picture.



And then all of the sudden, for no particular reason, Tessa decided she was ready to start standing up on her own. She knows it's awesome, because every time she does it, she lifts her arms over her head and lets out a squeal.



Here we go...

All the Love in the Universe~ Me

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